A podcast where a copywriter, creative director, and web developer discuss movies that critics and audiences don’t agree on. Any era, any genre, doesn’t matter. When the critics and the people don’t see eye to eye, we’re talking about why.
Our particular set of skills involves four shot glasses and Jeppson’s Malort.
Taken is a 2008 action-thriller directed by Pierre Morel. It stars Qui-Gon Jinn, documenting his difficult-but-necessary transition from master Jedi to ex-special-forces-deadbeat dad. It begins with his daughter hatching a plan to hook around Europe. Then Qui-Gon uses Jedi mind tricks to hunt down a smelly young Frenchman and humiliate a band of room-temperature-IQ Albanian gangsters who take advantage of her.
Taken has a 59% rating with critics on Rotten Tomatoes and an 85% rating with audiences (aka popcorn people).
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15 Oct 2026
Pearl Harbor | Episode 075 Critical Mess Movie Podcast
Three plus. F-ing. Hours.
Pearl Harbor is a 2001 war drama film directed by the GOAT, Michael Bay. It stars Ben Affleck, Josh Hotnett (aka Josh Hartnett), Kate Beckinsale, Alec Baldwin, Michael Shannon, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore, Cuba Gooding Jr., and thousands of other people. It’s about…Pearl Harbor. And some love triangle thing.
Pearl Harbor has a 24% rating with critics on Rotten Tomatoes and a 66% rating with audiences (aka popcorn people).
18 Aug 2026
Super Troopers | Episode 074 Critical Mess Movie Podcast
Listen to this podcast. Right meow. Super Troopers is a comedy film from 2001 starring Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Hefferman, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, Marissa Coughlan, and of course Brian “It’s a Good Day for the Crows” Cox. We love anything with Big Daddy Agamemnon. Super Troopers has a 37% rating with critics on Rotten Tomatoes and a 90% rating with audiences (aka popcorn people). Be sure to check us out at criticalmesspodcast.com and suggest our next movie!
Reach and audience
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YouTube views
6,993
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.8 / 5
15 ratings
Spotify
4.9 / 5
15 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 73 / 100
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Quality
74
Social presence
90
YouTube
68
Engagement
71
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